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Haya94

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To readers of daily websites and news sites, and to those who watch television news, social problems may often resemble fads because the focus on any given subject by the press and the public tends to last only a few days or weeks.
 
  Why does this occur? a. There are many social problems to cover, and the media can spare only a few days or weeks on each one.
  b. Most people are not interested in social problems.
  c. Most people are interested in social problems, but they lose interest in a very short time.
  d. The media wants to attract large numbers of viewers or readers so they constantly pursue stories that will capture the attention of the public.

Question 2

Sociologists distinguish between the nature of media coverage of a social problem and the way that a problem is perceived by the public and political leaders.
 
  They have also devoted considerable study to the question of how social problems develop from underlying conditions into publicly defined problems that engender social policies and sustained social movements. This subject is often referred to as the __________ of social problems. a. natural history
  b. prime predictor
  c. essence
  d. prime mover



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Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

a



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